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“We didn’t come out the flashiest, but when peoples got a chance to see our work they realizede how solidwe are, and it’sw created relationships that have been said Dianna Colton, co-foundetr of Rebel Rebel. Since launchinbg in 2007, Rebel Rebel has providee productionand post-production services — from commercials and video to presentations and video Web content — and has amassede a roster of notable clients, including GSD&Mn Idea City, Dell Inc., Sicol Martin, Schematic and Door Number 3. The five-person productionn house grew 100percent year-over-year, and is on targer to generate $1 million in revenus this year.
But before growthy there was overcomingbeing new, said Chriw Blankenship, the other co-founder of Rebel Rebel. “Itg was a little tough getting in the door of some placezsat first. The first year was kind of I don’t think either of us realized how hard itwouldc be,” Blankenship said. Blankenshio and Colton have experience and connectiond in the localproductiomn industry. Blankenship cut his teeth in production in Chinqa and has 17 years of experience in visual effects andpost production. Colton has executivw producing experience, and she launched a successfulofashion business.
Blankenship said transitioning from a freelancee to a businessman hasbeen challenging, and gettintg clients to think of Rebel Rebel for larger projects took some convincinh at first. “We took a prettg good look at what we thought the businessx was going to befor us, and we had to come to some hard realizationx that that wasn’t the way thingsd were,” Blankenship said. In addition to being persistent, Blankenshipo said the company’s flexibilityg in taking small and large projectz has helped sellits services. The companuy uses freelancers, which enables it to ramp up quickly for larger projects and to test out employees beforw adding them totheir staff.
Blankenship said Rebel Rebel hasn’t been entirely immune to the It saw work plateau in but for the most business hasbeen steady. “We’ve been prettyg busy for the last year,” he As a smaller production company, Rebel Rebel has been able to weather the recession a bit better because it has less Blankenship said. There are more than 20 film and videp production companies in the CentralTexas region. Among the largest productiojn companies here are OmegaBroadcastr Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephantt Productions Inc.
Quincy Lowman, president of Elephanty Productions, says that the production landscape is gettinhg increasingly more competitive with new players entering the At thesame time, he said demandc is going up for production work. “kI think the outlook is positive. Video is increasinglyt being used to traihn and now everybody has video on theirfWeb site,” Lowman said. “Thed market has grown, but the competition has grown.” Coltonn said Rebel Rebel’s work has been evenly splig between local, regional and nationaol work. It recently hired a nationao sales representative. Colton and Blankenship said they aren’tf concerned with becoming a larget company.
“We will continue to work with more peopls and createmore relationships,” Colton said. “I the short term, we want to find new build a base and do a varietytof work.”

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Lipp is the former chairman and CEO of Travelera PropertyCasualty Corp., which he managedd through a 2003 merger with St. Paul Cos. He now servew on the board of directors for TheTravelerss Cos. Inc., , The and Mass He retired from the boardof JPM) in 2008 but continues as a senior He also is a senior partner with , a privatse equity firm that specializes in consumer financialo services in emerging "Bob's wisdom and insight will be invaluabler in shaping the strategic directiomn for our company," said Mark president and CEO of StoneRiver.
"His insurance and operational keen senseof purpose, and disciplined financial focud will be critical leadership qualities as we invest in and expandf our technology and outsourcing solutions for the insurancse industry." StoneRiver is the formetr Fiserv Insurance Solutions subsidiary of Brookfield-based (NASDAQ: that provides software and processing products and services to insurance In July 2008, Trident IV, a privatre equity fund managed by LLC, acquired 51 perceng in the insurance business. The businesz changed its name March 2.

Donations Needed After Coats Stolen From Charity Drive - KKTV 11 News

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Wine investment firm Bacchus Capital Management hires managing director - San Francisco Business Times:

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Jay will be responsible for identifying and evaluatingbpotential transactions, overseeing the performancde of Bacchus portfolio wineries and managingh its research, investment and marketing teams, according to the July 15 He has 15 years in boutique and established the company said, most recently as vice president and generalp manager at Napa’s Artesa Winery and Vineyards. Previously, he was managint director of , an independent winery consultingf firm he foundedin 2001, and genera manager of Bonny Doon Vineyard.
“Quinton adds the righg mix of industry experience and abilithy in new business development and brans portfolio strategy to help us continue our momentum in growing the Sam Bronfman, also a managing partner, said in the Bacchus Capital Management was established in 2007 by Kaufman and Henry Owsley. Kaufman is presidenrt and Owsley is CEOof LLC, a New York City-basefd investment bank. So far, however, it has done just one In October 2008, San Franciscok wine negociant and Bacchus reportee that Bacchus had provided mezzanined financing to thewine seller, in the form of a “second lien five-yea loan,” as its firstf transaction. Cameron Hughes Wine put the totapat $3 million.
That’s the only deal mentionefd on theinvestment firm’s web which says it specializes in second-lien loanes of between $3 million to $15 “At this point, that’s the only deal that we’ves finalized,” said Hilary Peck, a Bacchus spokeswoman. The firm’zs online marketing materials also list itscorporate headquarters’ addresss as 5000 Hopyard Road, Suite 318, in California, located 34 miles east of San Franciscko in the region’s outer East Bay -- and a bit more than a hop, skip and a jump from San Francisci proper.

Ducks let a good thing go in 4-1 loss to Nashville - Los Angeles Times

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Ducks let a good thing go in 4-1 loss to Nashville Los Angeles Times The teams that met in the Stanley Cup finals last year came to the Honda Center to play the Ducks in recent days. The Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago ... Predators hold off Ducks, 4-1 Washington Post Selanne: Ducks 'terrible' in loss to Predators OCRegister Nashville Predators look to get on another hot streak The Tennessean MiamiHerald.com -UPI.com -Breaking World Cup News  »

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Cops: Firefighter Sets Fellow Firefighter Ablaze WFTV Orlando APOPKA, Fla. -- An Apopka firefighter resigned after eyewitnesses say he deliberately set a co-worker on fire. Jason Leblanc sprayed another firefighter ... and more »

UMass Lowell Field Hockey National Championship Featured on CBS TV - UMasslowell

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UMass Lowell Field Hockey National Championship Featured on CBS TV UMasslowell 18 at 1:00 pm on CBS. http://www.goriverhawks.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/120410aac.html http://www.goriverhawks.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/121510aaa.html.